We Won a War: The Campaign in Oman 1965-1975Forfatteren, som selv var fører af Sultanen af Omans styrker, beskriver Dhofarkrigen, hvor Omans styrker - suppleret med andre landes styrker, herunder britiske styrker - nedkæmpede kommunistiske styrker. Krigen varede ca. 10 år, og forfatteren var selv tjenestegørende dér de sidste 18 måneder af krigen. |
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